This guide to the practicalities of living with a child with cerebral palsy is by an author whose own son was born with the disability. She highlights the positive and emphasizes the common parental wish to raise bright, confident, happy children - whatever the obstacles. The book's topics include choices of therapy and treatment, the early stages of disease, the management of daily life, complementary therapies, education, informal support and social factors, adulthood, legal rights and benefits, and planning for the future.